A New Power

On the deck, Baroba's expression remained unchanged. He merely turned his head slightly to glance at the exploding ships behind him, without the slightest ripple of emotion, as if those ships had nothing to do with him.

Only when he turned back, grabbed the completely defenseless Jinbe, and held him up in front of himself did he reveal a cruel gaze and speak with a grin.

"Looks like your savior has arrived. What a pity—the result still won't change a thing..."

As he spoke, smoke billowing from his cigar, he said coldly,

"Wouldn't you agree, little brats from the Sky Pirate Crew..."

In an instant, all the pirates on the ship froze.

"Eh!!!"

"Who is Lord Baroba talking to?"

"The Sky Pirate Crew? Is that the new pirate who caused chaos throughout the first half of the Grand Line?"

"They're on Fish-Man Island too?"

As if responding to Baroba and the pirates, a voice rang in everyone's ears.

"Savior!?... You might have misunderstood something..."

Everyone looked up in shock toward the direction of the voice.

They saw an ordinary-looking red-haired man standing atop the ship's mast. With an easy smile on his face, he said,

"I have no interest whatsoever in being a savior."

As his voice faded, the man leaped down from the air and landed steadily on the deck.

Then he walked over step by step, as if he completely ignored Baroba in front of him. Scratching his flame-like red hair, he said as he walked,

"That sounds too exhausting! I'd rather they save themselves!"

As he spoke, he arrived in front of Baroba. Looking at the battered Fish-Man, he rested a hand under his chin and asked,

"Jinbe, how does it feel to get beaten up?"

Hearing Ye Mu's question, Jinbe, who no longer had even a